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Rosehill Woodcrafters was founded in 1993 in MacGregor, Manitoba, by President Harvey Boehlig. Rosehill has grown to more than 20 employees and services Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Western Ontario from small beginnings in a one-person shop.…

Matthias Wandel is a New Brunswick-based woodworking YouTuber with 1.68 million subscribers.

It’s your marketing money. The experts might not share your independent nerve to assess, target and refine. I imagine most of us get a Staples promo mail at least occasionally, so most of us got one last month that proposed that we should…

Focus on LABOUR 2020 I was present when an assistant editor in our department got promoted to associate, and received oversight of one (1) subordinate. “This is great,” he said! “I have always wanted somebody I could push around.” I…

Do they have the space when you have the time? By Chris McKaskell, guest feature writer, London, Ont. Having spent time with all manner of cabinet shop owners over the years, only one thing is certain: what makes an organization…

Focus on Import/Export The rumours are swirling among the worker base at the Ford plant in Oakville, Ont. They say the plant is closing over Covid-19 and will not re-open, and the focus is not on the spread of the disease, but on the…

HAVE THE BEST INTERESTS OF REAL PEOPLE BEEN HIJACKED? WELL, IT FINALLY HAPPENED. Not to me, but my son-in-law’s brother, who has been an expert stone- and solid-surface tile and countertop installer for nearly 20 years. The stone saw…

Family businesses can prosper beyond the founding generation — it just takes planning and perspective When is a good time to sell the shop? Should I let my kids take over and risk it being run into the ground? These are good…

Digital ad reliance has cash sinkholes Image by xresch from Pixabay Are you getting what you pay for with your digital ad dollar? Or a you innocently paying for the nearly $6 billion US in global fraud that is projected for 2019 as…

Every wood shop wants its clients to be happy campers. Providing quality products delivered on-time and on-budget go along way toward creating an atmosphere of trust and mutual respect. Levels of service and quality are key with…

Enthusiasm builds in Canada for multi-storey structural wood buildings Despite historical fire and structural safety concerns, the modest, tall wood buildings movement of the last few decades is picking up steam in Canada. To…

MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS (MSDs), such as chronic back pain or shoulder problems, often take time to develop. Forceful exertion, awkward positions, hand-arm and whole-body vibration, contact stress, and repetitive tasks can add up over time…

Machine guards safely in place? The Ministry of Labour in Ontario (MOL) has a list of “workplace inspection blitzes and initiatives” for the new year, part of its annual deployment of industrial health and safety inspectors to fabrication…

Great service strategy  During an age when there is an abundance of communications channels with customers, shops have to continually re-evaluate how they provide service. The intake point — and follow-up — with clients can be via a…

True north strong and Regional Like the homes dotting the harbour in Lunenburg, N.S., Canada’s design palette, is a vast, colourful and purposeful one. And our climate certainly drives choices that are made during design projects.…